2023-2024 Concerts
September 10, 2023 Program
Élégie for Viola and Piano, Op. 30 (1862)
Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881)
Daniel Sweaney, viola; Lynn Kompass, piano
Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114 (1891)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Joseph Eller, clarinet; Claire Bryant, violoncello; Lynn Kompass, piano
Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 (1906)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
USC Chamber Players, directed by Cormac Cannon
Jennifer Parker-Harley, flute; Hassan Anderson, oboe; Katie Eaton, English horn; Joe Eller & Andrew Kevic, clarinets; Alejandra Vega Roque, bass clarinet; Michael Harley, bassoon; Edward Senn, contrabassoon; Hunter Poe & Wenyu Hsu, French horns; Ari Streisfeld & Bill Terwilliger, violins; Daniel Sweaney, viola; Claire Bryant, violoncello; Craig Butterfield, bass
December 3, 2023 Program
(tentative)
Trois Mélodies (1930)
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
Serena LaRoche, soprano; Nicholas Susi, piano
Toward the Sea (1981)
Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996)
Jennifer Parker-Harley, flute; Mak Grgic, guitar
At the Marion Opera House (2012)
Tayloe Harding
Claire Bryant, violoncello; Phillip Bush, piano
Our Journey Forward for String Sextet, piano, bass, drums
Bert Ligon (1954)
Bert Ligon Chamber Group
Kristen Harris, violin; Dan Sweaney, viola; Claire Bryant, violoncello; Bert Ligon, piano; Craig Butterfield, bass; Colleen Clark, drums
February 11, 2024 Program
Choros by Brazilian Women Composers
Gaúcho (Corta-Jaca) (1895), by Chiquinha Gonzaga (Francisca Edwiges Neves Gonzaga) (1847-1935)
Cananéa (1901), by Gonzaga
Gratidão (Gratitude) (1909), by Tia Amélia (Amélia Brandão Nery) (1897-1983)
Chuvisco (Drizzle) (1953) by Amélia
Yatra-Tá (1981), Tania Maria (b.1948)
Muita Bobeira (Lots of nonsense) (2006), by Luciana Souza (b. 1966)
Não Se Impressione/Forrobodó de Massada (Don’t be impressed) (1911) by Gonzaga
Lauren Meccia, vocals; Bruno Alcalde, guitar
Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 87 (1889)
Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904)
Ari Streisfeld, violin; Daniel Sweaney, viola; Claire Bryant, violoncello; Phillip
Bush, piano
March 17, 2024 Program
Fauré duets: Puisqu'ici-bas tout âme, Pleurs d'or, Tarantelle (1896)
Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Serena Hill LaRoche, soprano; Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano; Lynn Kompass, piano
Love Songs for Soprano and Oboe
Jenni Brandon (b. 1977)
Tina Milhorn Stallard, soprano, and Hassan Anderson, oboe
From Yiddish Folk Poetry, op 79 (1948)
Dimitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Ashley Emerson, soprano; Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano; Dominic Armstrong, tenor;
Lynn Kompass, piano